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What's your favorite opener for a show?

moistmusicmoistmusic Posts: 3
edited November 2003 in Words and Music...Communication
Hi,
I would like to know which song you like most to open a show. For me, I would say Long Road and not far behind, Release.
What's your's.
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  • {[Pearl_Jam}]{[Pearl_Jam}] Posts: 852
    Can't Keep... or maybe Release!
    Don't let me know we're invisible
    Don't let me know we're invisible
    We could dance, dance, dance thru' the fire
    Dance, dance, dance thru' the fire
  • JimBeam41JimBeam41 Posts: 1
    No doubt, Crazy Mary
  • ManicbenManicben Posts: 11
    Well having never seen them live myself but i have a mini disc of live shows and i own the live on 2 legs album

    its gotta be

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  • dgenerate1857dgenerate1857 Posts: 11
    ive heard all bootlegs from this tour......and all the openers are good.

    however ive got to with either oceans or release...the two sentimental ten favorites do the trick everytime. Maybe it's because both are so rare and you feel so fortunate to hear them live.

    Long Road also gets honorable mention....so amazing.

    Of a girl, can't keep are both great...but not nearly as powerful in the opening slot. (For example, i thought of a girl was better in the 2nd slot of the acoustic set at boston)

    I cant really consider songs like dont go, crazy mary etc becaue they are really not played on a regular basis first. Also, i believe the contrast between a softer first song and the kick ass second is a truley great aspect to Pearl Jam live.
    "I'm making music for music's sake, and I have an audience I'm proud of." -EV

  • eddies grrleddies grrl Posts: 509
    Throw Your Arms Around Me or Crazy Mary. He didn't write either one, oddly enough.
    Life is the riddle
    Of which we're caught in the middle.
    A couple of lucky ones
    Tangled up in too much love
    ~cowboy junkies
  • VedderGirl27VedderGirl27 Posts: 69
    Of all the bootlegs I've heard, probably Release. It's such a powerful song. The one time I saw them live, they started out with Sometimes. Personally, I didn't think that was a great one to start with. I guess cause it's not one of my favorites.
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  • bayleaf2001bayleaf2001 Posts: 109
    Long Road or Of the girl
    Drunken Butterfly
  • smithnicsmithnic Posts: 1,563
    I love either Release to open a show or Of the Girl. Both are sorta mellow and a nice way to ease into a show. Release seems to have these moments built into the song where Ed isn't singing which is perfect for the entire place just to go nuts after waiting so long to see and hear the best band on the face of the earth to take the stage.

    Also Release was the first song I ever seen performed so I have to say that would be my fav.

    The curveball they threw me in 2000 here in Detroit was the opener Go. That was pretty cool when you're expecting Release, or Long Road and they come out rockin' to Go.
    Go Get 'Em Tigers!
  • KaddikatKaddikat Posts: 1,194
    i like it nice fast and kick ass... :D:D:D

    gimme GO!!!

    aka the VEGA$$$ 2003 show.. the hands down ass kicker, im stumbling away like a punk ass with 2 black eyes cuz i got my ass kicked show. lol
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  • ACCBootlegGoddessACCBootlegGoddess Posts: 4,250
    Long Road
    Release is up there too though.

    I REALLY wanna hear Oceans though.
    "Rock and roll is something that can't be quantified, sometimes it's not even something you hear, but FEEL!" - Bob Lefsetz
  • fun_and_sunfun_and_sun Posts: 47
    Sometimes and Breakerfall are my favorites I suppose but it's PJ so whatever they want. Love Boat Captain was pretty good. I think Light Years would be a good opener.
  • {[No_Code}]{[No_Code}] Posts: 4,059
    i just listened Holmdel show.. and i have to say that Wash is a great opener
    So that is how I learned the lesson that everyone is alone. And your eyes must do some raining if you are ever going to grow. But when crying don't help and you can't compose yourself. It is best to compose a poem, an honest longing or simple song of hope.
    That is why I'm singing
  • volman0118volman0118 Posts: 57
    i like "sometimes" esp since it's not played very often
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  • FancyFacadeFancyFacade Posts: 330
    Long Road
  • OnceDividedOnceDivided Posts: 83
    Oceans or Can't Keep
  • binauralonthecapebinauralonthecape Posts: 257
    so many good songs....so hard to choose....but id have to say if i could create the setlist for a show, id have to go with even flow, talk about a punch in the face to start off the show
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  • partingwayspartingways Posts: 20
    All are great, because the show is starting, but I say Release ........................or Long road
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  • preacherpreacher Posts: 2
    oh... i honestly don't know... they have so many great openers, but i think oceans is probably one of my favorite. it's such a calm, peaceful song, and it makes u hunger for more songs... i don't know, maybe it's just me! it's just that i already feel so connect to the sea, and this song is almost a translation of my feelings... i guess that's the thing we all have in common... all of us can relate in one way or another to a pj song, right? anyways... my two cents on the matter!
  • Lil_DarlinLil_Darlin Posts: 3
    RELEASE....
    i've seen pearl jam play about five times...it was the opener for my very first pearl jam concert...and the last.

    Favorite Closer:
    YELLOW LEDBETTER...
    ...the boxer or the bag...
    I still don't know....
  • MeddleDealMeddleDeal Posts: 2,547
    Of The Girl or Can't Keep sounds good:D
    ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~
    ~*STONEY PONY all the WAY!*~
    ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~
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  • katelliskatellis Posts: 526
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  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    love boat captain..............:)
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • mulacmulac Posts: 97
    release is perfect to open a show.

    long road is the current favourite and cool too
    the passenger is life
  • Lil_DarlinLil_Darlin Posts: 3
    ....a phenomenal opening tune that seems to have been overlooked.....CORDUROY....
    and while I'm on a Vitalogy kick I should mention a personal fav..
    ....NOT FOR YOU..... not used much but damnit it should.
    ...the boxer or the bag...
    I still don't know....
  • pariahpariah Posts: 596
    Every band on earth should open its show with Cant Keep. It's the opening song among opening songs.
    "Until you realize the importance of the banana king, you will know absolutely nothing about the human-interest things of the world."
  • pixie14pixie14 Posts: 1
    Wash is a great opener and Long Road is too.They're my two favourites as openers.I'm dying to see Release though,one of my favourite songs but I've seen PJ 5 times and they never played it .....
  • TheSkyEtcTheSkyEtc Athens, GR Posts: 66
    Long Road
    ..definitely

    Release
    .. great one

    but above all

    L A S T E X I T .
    A whisper through a megaphone
  • grooveamaticgrooveamatic Posts: 1,374
    Cropduster. Only been done once as the opener, but I think its an astounding way to open a show.
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  • scarletbegoniasscarletbegonias Posts: 50
    of the girl
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